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Spontaneous gingival bleeding in an otherwise asymptomatic patient.

Compend Contin Educ Dent. 1999 Oct;20(10):936-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20116154
Tyler MT; Hutchison JL; Rybka WB; Division of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry,; McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Abstract: This case is presented to challenge the reader to formulate a differential diagnosis for a patient who visits the dentist with spontaneous, continuous gingival bleeding. When this situation occurs, it is serious and requires immediate attention and a specific treatment plan to arrive at the underlying diagnosis and control the bleeding. The signs and symptoms of a patient with gingival bleeding are presented for diagnosis; the history and management are detailed, and may be useful in diagnosing and treating similar patients.

Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Candidiasis, Oral/ETIOLOGY Case Report Gingival Hemorrhage/*ETIOLOGY Human Immunocompromised Host Male Middle Age Purpura, Thrombocytopenic/COMPLICATIONS/*ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY

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